New Hampshire residents in Keene have managed to block a plan by its council to purchase what was described by its Mayor Kendall Lane as a ‘tank’ The Lenco Industries BearCat G3 was set to be added to the local law enforcement fleet at a cost of $285,933, courtesy of a grant from the DHS.

Public Safety Minister Vic Toews says he is surprised to learn of a section of the government’s online surveillance bill provides for exceptional circumstances under which any police officer can request customer information from a telecommunications service provider.

A trade report last month suggested that Disney’s March sci-fi tent pole John Carter was in serious trouble owing to Pixar vet Andrew Stanton’s relative inexperience directing live-action film, citing rumors that production reshoots and late-game rejiggering had bloated the budget from $200 million to as much as $300 million. However, speaking with press Thursday, Stanton called the report “a complete and utter lie.”